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BUS 530 Test Number 1

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Part 1.

How does a portfolio reduce risk?

Use the following information for Questions 2 and 3.

Securities in vested in the portfolio

Security

Investment amount

Expected return

Standard deviation

A

$375

1.2

17%

12%

B

$550

1

15%

8%

Part 2. (Show all work for credit)

What are the expected return and  of the portfolio?

Part 3. (Show all work for credit)

What is the standard deviation of the portfolio?

Part 4. (Show all work for credit)

Use the following information to calculate the required return on a company’s stock. The company has a of 1.2 and the 90-day Treasury Bill rate is 2%. The stock price is $32, next year’s dividends are expected to be $2.5 per share, and the stock is expected to grow at a rate of 3% annually.

Part 5. (Show all work for credit)

Part a. Ellen now has $125. How much would she have after 8 years if she leaves it invested at 8.5% with annual compounding?

Part b. You have just purchased a U.S. Treasury bond for $747.25. No payments will be made until the bond matures 5 years from now, at which time it will be redeemed for $1,000. What interest rate will you earn on this bond?

Part 6. (Show all work for credit)

Part a. What's the present value of a 4-year ordinary annuity of $2,250 per year plus an additional $3,000 at the end of Year 4 if the interest rate is 5%?

Part b. Suppose you borrowed $12,000 at a rate of 9.0% and must repay it in 4 equal installments at the end of each of the next 4 years. How large would your payments be?

Part 7. (Show all work for credit)

What is the difference between a bond’s coupon rate and its yield to maturity?

Part 8. (Show all work for credit)

What is the price of a bond that pays a semiannual coupon rate of 8%? The bond matures in 20 years, has a yield to maturity equal to 7%, and has a face value of $1,000.

Part 9. (Show all work for credit)

What would the stock price be for a company that just paid $2.35 dividends per share? The required return on the stock is 12% and the dividends are expected to grow at a constant 3% for the future.

Part 10. (Show all work for credit)

Given the following financial statements, what are the additional funds needed to pay for a growth rate of 15%? The assets are currently utilized at 95% of capacity. The fixed assets can only increase by increments of $27,000,000.

Income Statement

All numbers in thousands

Revenue

31-Dec-17

Total Revenue

160,043,000

COGS

140,436,000

SG&A

11,527,000

Depreciation

3,267,000

EBIT

4,813,000

Interest Expense

1,133,000

Income Before Tax

3,680,000

Income Tax Expense

520,000

Net Income

3,160,000

Dividends

1,580,000

Add. to Retained Earnings

1,580,000

Balance Sheet

All numbers in thousands

Period Ending

31-Dec-17

Current Assets

Current Liabilities

Cash

28,709,500

Accounts Payable

23,282,000

Accounts Receivables

73,026,500

Note Payable

51,621,000

Inventory

14,166,000

Accruals

19,697,000

Total Current Assets

115,902,000

Total Current Liabilities

94,600,000

Long Term Debt

128,220,000

Common Stock

41,000

Retained Earnings

34,947,000

PP&E

141,906,000

Total Stockholder Equity

34,988,000

Total Assets

257,808,000

Total Assets

257,808,000